INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Indian Super League midfielders
Lalengmawia and Anirudh Thapa are the best-paid midfielders in the Indian Super League, on £5,500 a week each, or £286,000 a year. Jeakson Singh is next on £4,100 at Bengal. We hold wages for 66 Indian Super League midfielders in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £6k
AVERAGE WAGE £707
SHARE OF WAGE BILL15%
TOP 10 A WEEK £23k
WAGES HELD66
The 50 best-paid Indian Super League midfielders
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | Kolkata | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 2 | Anirudh Thapa | £5,500£6k | £286,000£286k | Kolkata | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 3 | Jeakson Singh | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Bengal | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 4 | Andy | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Guwahati | 35 | Defensive midfielder | Spain |
| 5 | Danish Farooq | £1,400£1k | £72,800£73k | Bengal | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 6 | Abdul-Halik Hudu | £1,035£1k | £53,820£54k | Sporting Club Delhi | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana |
| 7 | Amarjit Singh | £950£950 | £49,400£49k | Kolkata | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 8 | Nuno Reis | £905£905 | £47,060£47k | Chennai | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Portugal |
| 9 | Mohammed Bassim Rashid | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Bengal | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Palestine |
| 10 | Glan Martins | £720£720 | £37,440£37k | Chennai | 31 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 11 | Sirojiddin Qo'ziyev | £600£600 | £31,200£31k | Bengaluru | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Uzbekistan |
| 12 | Pronay Haldar | £596£596 | £30,992£31k | Jamshedpur | 32 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 13 | Puitea (Lalthathanga Khawlhring) | £587£587 | £30,524£31k | Odisha | 27 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 14 | Mati | £575£575 | £29,900£30k | Kerala | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain |
| 15 | Raynier Fernandes | £567£567 | £29,484£29k | Bengal | 29 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 16 | Deepak Tangri | £563£563 | £29,276£29k | Kolkata | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | India |
| 17 | Suresh Singh | £557£557 | £28,964£29k | Bengaluru | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 18 | Álex Zalaya | £522£522 | £27,144£27k | Goa | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain |
| 19 | Rohit Kumar | £440£440 | £22,880£23k | Bengal | 28 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 20 | Edwin Sydney | £400£400 | £20,800£21k | Odisha | 32 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 21 | Vinit Rai | £400£400 | £20,800£21k | Punjab FC | 27 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 22 | Princeton Rebello | £375£375 | £19,500£20k | Punjab FC | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 23 | Souvik Chakraborty | £345£345 | £17,940£18k | Bengal | 34 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | India |
| 24 | Sahil Tavora | £345£345 | £17,940£18k | Goa | 29 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 25 | Muthu Mayakkannan | £320£320 | £16,640£17k | Guwahati | 28 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 26 | Mobashir Rahman | £320£320 | £16,640£17k | Jamshedpur | 27 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 27 | Germanpreet Singh | £297£297 | £15,444£15k | Jamshedpur | 29 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 28 | Sourav Das | £277£277 | £14,404£14k | Jamshedpur | 29 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 29 | Abhishek Suryavanshi | £255£255 | £13,260£13k | Kolkata | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 30 | Nikhil Prabhu | £255£255 | £13,260£13k | Punjab FC | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 31 | Ebenezer Amoh | £212£212 | £11,024£11k | Sporting Club Delhi | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana |
| 32 | Ayush Adhikari | £191£191 | £9,932£10k | Sporting Club Delhi | 24 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 33 | Lalramsanga | £170£170 | £8,840£9k | Bengal | 25 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 34 | Lalremtuanga Fanai | £170£170 | £8,840£9k | Bengaluru | 20 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 35 | Jiteshwor Singh | £170£170 | £8,840£9k | Chennai | 23 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 36 | Jayesh Rane | £170£170 | £8,840£9k | Inter Kashi | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 37 | Thoiba Singh | £170£170 | £8,840£9k | Odisha | 22 | Defender, defensive midfielder | India |
| 38 | Mohammed Azhar | £136£136 | £7,072£7k | Sporting Club Delhi | 22 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 39 | Ayush Dev Chhetri | £127£127 | £6,604£7k | Chennai | 22 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 40 | Jeremy Laldinpuia | £127£127 | £6,604£7k | Kolkata | 25 | Central midfielder | India |
| 41 | Ricky John Shabong | £127£127 | £6,604£7k | Punjab FC | 22 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 42 | Tangva Ragui | £114£114 | £5,928£6k | Kolkata | 21 | Central midfielder | India |
| 43 | Abijith PA | £114£114 | £5,928£6k | Sporting Club Delhi | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | India |
| 44 | Harsh Patre | £106£106 | £5,512£6k | Goa | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 45 | Lalrinfela | £106£106 | £5,512£6k | Odisha | 25 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 46 | Maheson Singh | £102£102 | £5,304£5k | Chennai | 20 | Defensive midfielder | India |
| 47 | Shajan Franklin | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | Guwahati | 24 | Central midfielder | India |
| 48 | Mohammed Arshaf | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | Guwahati | 21 | Central midfielder | India |
| 49 | Tomba Singh | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | Inter Kashi | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | India |
| 50 | Karthik Panicker | £85£85 | £4,420£4k | Inter Kashi | 22 | Full-back, wide midfielder | India |
What each position earns in the Indian Super League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Midfielders take 15% of what the Indian Super League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their midfielders the most
Every midfielder wage we hold at each Indian Super League club, added together, a week
Kolkata pay 9 midfielders £13,093 a week between them, and Lalengmawia takes 42% of it.
The best-paid midfielder at every Indian Super League club
13 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | 1 |
| Bengal | Jeakson Singh | £4,100£4k | 3 |
| Guwahati | Andy | £1,500£2k | 4 |
| Sporting Club Delhi | Abdul-Halik Hudu | £1,035£1k | 6 |
| Chennai | Nuno Reis | £905£905 | 8 |
| Bengaluru | Sirojiddin Qo'ziyev | £600£600 | 11 |
| Jamshedpur | Pronay Haldar | £596£596 | 12 |
| Odisha | Puitea (Lalthathanga Khawlhring) | £587£587 | 13 |
| Kerala | Mati | £575£575 | 14 |
| Goa | Álex Zalaya | £522£522 | 18 |
| Punjab FC | Vinit Rai | £400£400 | 21 |
| Inter Kashi | Jayesh Rane | £170£170 | 36 |
| Mumbai | Aadil Sheikh | £85£85 | 51 |
The best-paid midfielder in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Indian Super League ranks 36th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Otávio | £472,000£472k | £49,687£50k |
| Süper Lig | N'Golo Kanté | £348,000£348k | £21,488£21k |
| Bundesliga | Joshua Kimmich | £315,000£315k | £39,483£39k |
| Premier League | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £76,710£77k |
| Major League Soccer | Casemiro | £300,000£300k | £11,731£12k |
| Ligue 1 | Marquinhos | £279,000£279k | £30,015£30k |
| La Liga | Trent Alexander-Arnold | £249,000£249k | £40,838£41k |
| Serie A | John Stones | £200,000£200k | £44,528£45k |
| Primeira Liga | João Palhinha | £199,000£199k | £11,158£11k |
| Championship | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000£165k | £20,131£20k |
| Croatian First League | Ismaël Bennacer | £117,000£117k | £4,206£4k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Arthur | £99,000£99k | £10,842£11k |
| Eredivisie | Lutsharel Geertruida | £99,000£99k | £9,142£9k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Maximilian Arnold | £74,000£74k | £11,170£11k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,664£17k |
| Liga MX | Carlos Gruezo | £64,000£64k | £6,811£7k |
| League One | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000£58k | £6,405£6k |
| Serie B | Ali Al Musrati | £55,000£55k | £8,344£8k |
| La Liga 2 | Donny van de Beek | £54,000£54k | £5,199£5k |
| Super Liga | Leandro Paredes | £44,000£44k | £4,100£4k |
| Chinese Super League | Ibrahim Amadou | £42,000£42k | £5,544£6k |
| Scottish Premiership | Callum McGregor | £39,000£39k | £5,790£6k |
| J1 League | Oriol Romeu | £35,000£35k | £4,063£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Philip Billing | £35,000£35k | £7,123£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Christos Zafeiris | £33,000£33k | £7,533£8k |
| Czech First League | Sivert Mannsverk | £33,000£33k | £2,010£2k |
| Belgian Pro League | László Bénes | £25,000£25k | £6,702£7k |
| Ekstraklasa | Karol Linetty | £25,000£25k | £3,410£3k |
| Ligue 2 | Ibou Sissoko | £21,000£21k | £4,966£5k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Bendegúz Bolla | £20,000£20k | £3,500£4k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Mats Rits | £16,000£16k | £2,048£2k |
| Eliteserien | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000£13k | £2,231£2k |
| League Two | Joe Williams | £12,000£12k | £2,560£3k |
| Categoría Primera A | Élan Ricardo | £11,000£11k | £3,852£4k |
| Thai League | Roque Mesa | £8,000£8k | £2,247£2k |
| Indian Super League | Lalengmawia | £5,500£6k | £707£707 |
| Veikkausliiga | Alexander Ring | £4,500£5k | £708£708 |
| Scottish Championship | Graeme Shinnie | £4,200£4k | £907£907 |
| National League | Jake Rooney | £4,100£4k | £1,293£1k |
| A-League | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100£4k | £1,219£1k |
| I-League | Jordi Altena | £3,100£3k | £364£364 |
| Canadian Premier League | Manuel Aparicio | £810£810 | £458£458 |
| Meistriliiga | Modou Tambedou | £484£484 | £161£161 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Indian Super League?
Lalengmawia of Kolkata and Anirudh Thapa of Kolkata, on £5,500 a week each in 2026/27, or £286,000 a year.
How much do Indian Super League midfielders earn?
The average Indian Super League midfielder aged 22 or over earns £707 a week, and the median one £345. Midfielders take 15% of what the Indian Super League pays its players of that age.
Which Indian Super League club pays its midfielders the most?
Kolkata, £13,093 a week across the 9 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Lalengmawia on £5,500.
Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Indian Super League ranks 36th of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same Indian Super League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid Indian Super League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Indian Super League players are paid at every age, or the Indian Super League wage bill, club by club.